The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-08
AsQUEER BUSINESS.
THE CRY cREMArolsr3 sllELrEr,
Made by tho Pittsburgh Bridge Company
for tho City under, n Misunderstanding
n Which seems to Have nsen Mutual.
Things that Need Explanation.

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The Council Committee on Health hold
another Interesting session last evening.
Az usual, the city crematoyy was tho prin.
clpal topic discussed. Those present were
Meea1s. Jaeger, chairman, Whyte, Davis,
Terrell and Ulrlch, Of the Committee,
Health Officer Reed and Superintendent
sefis, Of thr Oremstory. &i3s y
There was also present Mr.. CARING.
house, Of Pittsburgh, ono Of the engi.
neeers connected with tho bridge build.
Ing company that made tho structure dc.
aiSned to protec! the furnsces, but which
has been wrecked by the wind. He camo
hero to meet with the committee and
loarn, II possible, when, tho city proposed
paying for the building. ..2S..
In introducing the subject, Mr.. Jaeger
pertlnontly remarked that there peemed
to have been something. loose about tho
manner In which the building had been
contracted for; whether the blanc for
this was to be attached to tho former
Health Officer, Dr.. Garrison, or to the
former committee, no had not been able
to learn; he hoped that some satisfactory
arrangement could be arrived at, every.
thing fully explained and the city saved
from any more expense than was abso.
lutely necessary. E6 ~ z, ,Irs5'sl. Fl
Mr. Clearinghouse made very interest.
Ing statement. He said that NJ. ", Smith,
the builder OF the furnace, with whom the
impression hau been that the city contract
cd fol the structure, approached him aud
asked that his company put up IN iron
building OF dimonsiona giyon, in Wheel.
Ing, for $3.50. Mr.. Clearinghouse asked for
time in which to make an estimate, Mr.,
Smith replied 1t would be necessary for
him to give the city an ansSer that after.
noon, and that there would be no trouble
about the matter; that tho job oould be
done for that money, aa Ryder 4 Connolly
had offered to do the work for that
amount. <; : ~
Mr.. Clearinghouse replied that Ryder
K Connolly would better do the work il
that was tho case. Mr.. Smith said Wheel.
ling would have nothing to do with that
firm. g III Il ~ 6. =as,5.; n. .5.,.
Mr.. Clearinghouse at last told him that
no would have plans made and figure on
tho structure, and If could be put up for
the sum named the company would do II.
Later, continued Mr. Clearinghouse, alter
having looked up Mr.. Smish'e standing, he
was informed that the work would not be
undertaken unless the city of Wheeling
backed up bio order with an order for the
money. Mr.. Clearinghouse asked Smith
If ventilstors would bs required in The
roof, and II the girders would be expected
to sustain any weight but the roof. Smith,
he saya, answered no to both these ues-
tons, and when asked about the stack
said that it would DO erected six or seven
feet away from the furnace. q. r.
Mr.. Gsrlinghouss's plans were cent TO
Mr.. Smith in the latter part Of, December,
and returned few dayu after endorsed by
Smith as approved, and with this came q
letter from Dr.. Garrison to Smith, stating
that when the building was up in accord.
snce with the plans approved by him
lSmithl there would DO no trouble about
ths payment Of the bill. ii.ilt51
Later, in March, the Bridge Company
received letter from Garrison stating
that he was no longer in office, but that
when the contract for the building was
made no was Health Officer and h"tho
agent Of the CITY," -5l5I
It will bs Remembered that Mr.. Rss
came here from Pittsburgh with plans and
specifications for the shed, and appeared
before the old committee, mono OF whom,
by the way, ere members o; tho present
committee. Mr.. Rea was made the vic.
tin OF joke and assaulted violently at
the committee meeting b. O member OF
the committee. Tbs result was tina,
he was practically shut out OF the race
and The entire matter wes shout to drop,
when Mr.. Smith WAS appealed to and
agreed to put up building such as was
desired. He spoke Of the necessity OF
having ventila!ors and described how tbs
roof girdero would have to support "tel.
egraphp Tor raising the heavy furnace
lid. When tho building arrived It
was found that the smoke otack
which runs up alongside the fur.
mace would have to be cut in two
Or the building changed beioYs it could DO
set up, This the Bridge Company finally
did st their own cost, (sbout Sl5O) which
was dead loss, accoi ding to Mr. Curling.
house, who Gays that he is willing to bet
that no one can put up the building his
specifications call Tor Tor lesG tEan $3.50
But it happens that his draTings and
specifications are not the same as those on
ile in Clerk Bowers'' office, by which
It was supposed the csematory Was
built. There 10 considerable difference in
the two. Mr.. Gayllnghouse says that be
WAS glyen 10 understand that the building
was to be pnt up in the valley and not on
n bill. He ia not surprised that the build
Ing is nearly wrecked. The only contract
he aud his company has il Snith's order,
backed up by DR.. Garrison's letter. );
Whether tho city has any contract with
any ono in this matter is not known and
could not BIO learned lsst night by the
committed or any Qua else. Iha nrdi.